 1900 - 1985 (84 years) Has 40 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
John Willard Marriott |
| Birth |
17 Sep 1900 |
Marriott, Weber, Utah, United States  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Initiatory (LDS) |
26 Nov 1919 |
SLAKE |
| FamilySearch ID |
KW8P-6TY |
| Death |
13 Aug 1985 |
Wolfeboro, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States |
| Burial |
Parklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States |
| Headstones |
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| Person ID |
I32167 |
mytree |
| Last Modified |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Father |
Hyrum Willard Marriott, b. 6 Dec 1863, Marriott, Weber, Utah, United States d. 12 Jun 1939, Washington, District of Columbia, United States (Age 75 years) |
| Mother |
Ellen Morris, b. 14 Dec 1868, Marriott, Weber, Utah, United States d. 29 Dec 1967, Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States (Age 99 years) |
| Marriage |
1 Dec 1897 |
Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States |
| Family ID |
F13956 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Alice Taylor Sheets, b. 19 Oct 1907, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States d. 17 Apr 2000, Georgetown, South Carolina, United States (Age 92 years) |
| Marriage |
9 Jun 1927 |
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Children |
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| Family ID |
F13953 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
6 Mar 2025 |
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| Event Map |
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 | Birth - 17 Sep 1900 - Marriott, Weber, Utah, United States |
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 | Initiatory (LDS) - 26 Nov 1919 - SLAKE |
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 | Marriage - 9 Jun 1927 - Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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 | Death - 13 Aug 1985 - Wolfeboro, Carroll, New Hampshire, United States |
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 | Burial - - Parklawn Memorial Park and Menorah Gardens, Rockville, Montgomery, Maryland, United States |
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| Notes |
- He was an American entrepreneur and businessman. He was the founder of t h e Marriott Corporation (which became Marriott International in 1993), t h e parent company of one of the world's largest hospitality, hotel chain s , and food services companies. The Marriott company rose from a small r oo t beer stand in Washington D.C. in 1927 to a chain of family restauran t s by 1932, to its first motel in 1957. By the time he died, the Marrio t t company operated 1,400 restaurants and 143 hotels and resorts worldwi de , including two theme parks, earned USD $4.5 billion in revenue annual l y with 154,600 employees. The company's interests even extended to a li n e of cruise ships.
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